Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 51: I Do Not Accept!

Chapter 51: I Do Not Accept!

Yun Ruoyan walked into the large hall to see her grandmother sitting in front of the table, her father Yun Lan by her grandmother's side, Madam An's second aunt beside her father, and her father, and her three beautiful sisters on both sides. Yun Ruoyan had seen this kind of attitude many times in her past life. However, without fail, he would be so anxious that he did not know what to do and would easily agree to everything that was put forward.

Yun Ruoyan inevitably felt a complicated mix of emotions for her past self, the anger of being useless, and the sadness of being unfortunate.

She was a descendant of the Yun and Lin families, the only daughter born as a wife. With her beautiful mother, she can live her entire life being pampered and hugged by everyone.

Who took everything from him?! Yun Ruoyan's gaze swept over her relatives. “Ruoyan greets Grandma, Father, and Mother.” He walked slowly and quietly to the center of the hall and bowed.

For a moment, there was silence. Yun Lan and Madam An were slightly surprised upon seeing Yun Ruoyan.

Yun Ruoyan was wearing a pink dress, and her hairstyle was elegant yet simple. He walked forward, step by step, his head slightly lowered.

She looked like a woman who did not dare to be raised by the two, a woman they wanted to forget but was embedded in their minds.

Lin Yuemei, right, she was actually Lin Yuemei's daughter. She was so ugly that one could easily forget her mother's beauty, Madam An thought to herself, A mother whose charm led to her death, and a disabled daughter.

Upon seeing the birthmarks revealed as Yun Ruoyan raised her head, Yun Lan regained her senses from her daydream. His gaze turned cold, and his cold, expressionless face showed no signs of momentary fainting.

Yi Qianying, Yun Ruoyao, and Yun Ruoyu were simultaneously shocked that Yun Ruoyan was not dead yet, guilty of their role in her death, and very pleased with her impending scolding.

All these emotions were at war on their faces.

"Ruoyan, are you okay now?" His grandmother broke the awkward silence, her gleaming yellow eyes swept over Yun Ruoyan's figure before returning to the agate stone ring on her thumb.

Yun Ruoyan bowed to her grandmother once more before saying, “Now it's almost back to normal, Grandma. Thanks for your attention."

“Because you are fine now, let us know about what happened during the trial. According to your sister, you ended up being separated from their group, and we were all very worried about you. None of us knew that you ended up in the Lin household instead. ”

Madam An glanced at Yun Ruoyan, her tone somewhat strained. "If it wasn't for someone seeing you enter Lin's estate and telling us about it, would you be deigned to return at all?"

“Mother,” Yun Ruoyan said casually, “When I finally left the imperial territory, I was somewhat injured. Since our family train had left without me, I instead followed my cousin to my grandparents' house. I was planning to return soon, but since grandfather was worried about my health, he kept me there for two days. I sincerely apologize for disturbing everyone.”

After nearly two weeks without seeing Yun Ruoyan, Madam An had forgotten her eloquent tongue. His response to his sharp question was such that he did not know how to find his mistake.

Instead, Madam An took out her cup of tea and forcefully tidied her face. “I heard you got a treasure, and all those treasures must be handed over to the family. You haven't forgotten, have you?”

Yun Ruoyan raised her head and directed her bright eyes at Madam An. "Mom, who told you about this?"

Madam An was just about to respond when Yun Lan slammed her teacup onto the table and turned towards Madam An. “We should not be indirect when talking to our children!” And then his dark eyes turned to Yun Ruoyan. "Yan'er, during this expedition, did you leave your three sisters to take care of themselves as you ran for your life?"

Hearing this ludicrous claim, Yun Ruoyan could only laugh coldly, without excitement. His cold gaze was fixed on Yun Ruoyao and her sister, who were all avoiding his eyes.

"No" he answered firmly. “I will definitely not do something as dishonorable as leaving my family to fend for myself!"

The expressions of the three girls curved up.

"Do you mean we've slandered you?" Yun Ruoyu could not bear to be stabbed, and the first one spoke up.

“Isn't that so? Ask your conscience who really left whom"

Against Yun Ruoyan's direct retaliation, Yun Ruoyu wanted to respond, but she could not force herself to deny the accusation directly. His face slowly reddened as he moved his mouth up and down, but no words came out.

"Sister Ruoyan, how can you twist the truth!" Yi Qianying muttered softly. "If it wasn't for Master Pei's timely help, we would all die at the hands of a sharp-finged tiger."

He even clutched his chest and gasped.

“Oh, Young Master Pei, right? Why do you call him so formal? During the expedition, didn't you always call him Brother Ziao, familiarly all the time?” Yun Ruoyan's face was insulting. "I even thought you two had promised each other!"

"You, you, don't talk nonsense!" Yi Qianying's petite face flushed red and white.

"Ruoyan Sister," Yun Ruoyao spoke up next. “During the expedition, at first, you refused to travel with us. Then, when we met the sharp-fanged tiger, not only did you not help us, you even ran off with your two cousins from the Lin family."

"We don't want to continue the matter any further, but even now, you refuse to admit your mistake!" He turned towards Yun Lan. "Dad, you must punish Ruoyan harshly, or else she will be the downfall of the entire family!"

"That's right." Madam An, who was silent for a while after Yun Lan's scolding, continued, “We Yuns have always been strict in terms of our values. If you confess wrongly and hand over the treasure you obtained from the expedition, we can release you lightly."

Yun Ruoyan frowned. "Mother, you keep talking about treasure, but what exactly are you talking about?"

“The essence of a sharp-fanged tiger, of course,” replied Mrs An, rather angry. “Do you still refuse to admit that you have it? you can't possibly hand it over to the Lin family, can you?” [1]

Even though his sister had not seen Yun Ruoyan kill the sharp-finged tiger, they had seen the big dog that Zhuo Yifeng had brought with him, so they concluded that their group must have killed the tiger and claimed the point for themselves.

And when Yun Ruoyan left the region, she directly went to Lin's estate. Given the conflict between the Yun and Lin families these past few years, no matter what happened to the tiger core, as long as Yun Ruoyan could not hand it over, they could blame everything on her.

Not handing over such a precious treasure to the family is an important matter, which is severe enough to be considered a betrayal of the family, which can even lead to its expulsion from the household.

After failing to get rid of her completely, the three sisters' goal was at least to force her to leave.

“Hng! you must have handed the point to Lin! you have refused to work with us since entering the imperial world, but instead sided with cousin Lin instead!" yun Ruoyu shouted. “Sister, did you forget that your last name is Yun? Do you consider yourself a member of Lin now ?! ”

This is a serious accusation, not to be taken lightly. Yun Ruoyan's gaze turned to her younger sister. “Ruoyu, do you have any evidence for such a claim? If not, it's slander.”

Yun Ruoyu couldn't help but dodge a little at his sight, but she stuck her neck out and insisted, "If you deny my accusations, then why don't you point out the point?"

He looked confident that Yun Ruoyan would not be able to do so.

"I can't do that right now."

"Hhhh!" Yun Ruoyu's expression was triumphant as she turned towards Yun Lan and Madam An. “Dad, mom, see? We don't slander him!”

"Ruoi." Madam An's face was cold, her lips were mocking. “The Yun Family feeds you and holds you, but you hand over your property to another family? Just like your mom—”

"Enough!" Yun Lan stood up and interrupted Madam An, her cold and sharp gaze directed at Yun Ruoyan.

"Yan'er." He walked in front of Yun Ruoyan, calling her by her childhood nickname. Yun Ruoyan could barely recall a fleeting memory when she did so with fatherly affection. But now, his tone lacked that affection, only a terrible conviction. "Do you remember our family rules?"

"Of course." Yun Ruoyan lowered her head, refusing to look into his eyes.

"Pronounce them!"

“First, don't leave your family. Second, put the needs of the family above your own. Third, for—”

"Enough." Yun Lan broke Yun Ruoyan. With a stentorian voice, he uttered, “If you do not obey the family rules, you must be punished. As the head of this household, I hereby remove you from the Yun Family. Did you receive this punishment?”

Yun Ruoyan flinched, her gaze as sharp and sharp. "No, I don't accept!" He uttered each word forcefully, heavily.

Against Yun Ruoyan's cold gaze and uncompromising tone, Yun Lan was not angry. Instead, he raised his thick eyebrows. "Oh? Why not?"

Yun Ruoyan stood fixated, her body exuding a stubbornness that her family had never seen. “First, I did not leave my family, and the truth of this matter cannot be determined by unfounded accusations.”

Yun Ruoyan's eyes never escaped Yun Lan's face. His forehead protruded, and his dark and thick eyebrows shadowed his eyes. Each disciple looked like the mouth of a deep well, emitting an ice-cold aura.

But Yun Ruoyan was not afraid, and she returned her gaze unperturbed. "Secondly, while I was getting the inner core of the sharp-fingered tiger, why did I hand it over to Lin?"

Yun Ruoyan continued in a dumbfounded tone, “I am close to my grandfather because of my mother. I was close to my two cousins because, like them, we lost the affection of our parents from an early age. I'm older than them, and I try to take care of them when I can. But I never forget that my last name is Yun!”

Losing their parents' affection at an early age? Is he complaining about her ?! But Yun Ruoyan's expression did not seem to contain the slightest hint of complaint.

"But didn't you say that you can't give up the tiger's core?" Yun Ruoyu pressed down on him again.

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1. Yes, her father and grandmother knew it was absurd to claim that she ran away from the fight and somehow still ended up with the point. To them, this was a test of whether Yun Ruoyan had the skills to take care of herself or not.